Proverbs 26
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Prov 26:1
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Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Prov 26:2
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Like a sparrow in {its} flitting, like a swallow in {its} flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
Prov 26:3
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A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
Prov 26:4
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
Prov 26:5
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Answer a fool as his folly {deserves,} That he not be wise in his own eyes.
Prov 26:6
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He cuts off {his own} feet {and} drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Prov 26:7
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{Like} the legs {which} are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Prov 26:8
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Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
Prov 26:9
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{Like} a thorn {which} falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Prov 26:10
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{Like} an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
Prov 26:11
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Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Prov 26:12
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Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Prov 26:13
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!"
Prov 26:14
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{As} the door turns on its hinges, So {does} the sluggard on his bed.
Prov 26:15
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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
Prov 26:16
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The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Prov 26:17
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{Like} one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by {and} meddles with strife not belonging to him.
Prov 26:18
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Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,
Prov 26:19
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So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"
Prov 26:20
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
Prov 26:21
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{Like} charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Prov 26:22
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The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Prov 26:23
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{Like} an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Prov 26:24
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He who hates disguises {it} with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart.
Prov 26:25
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When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart.
Prov 26:26
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{Though his} hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
Prov 26:27
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He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Prov 26:28
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
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